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Phuong N.

Data Scientist

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/27/2021

"Keras is a practical, easy to use package"

5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

Keras is very easy to use, even for beginners that have basic Python programming skills.

Even complex deep learning models can be built just with a few lines of codes. The biggest advantage is running time: the codes execute pretty fast.

Besides, code examples are intuitives and readily availables. The documentation is built with care and attention and there are answers for almost every issues. I always find what I need to solve my problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

Sometimes it is not easy to find code examples for some advanced features. Also there were some errors in the code execution and I had difficulty to understand where they came from. Since Keras is pretty simple code, sometimes it is hard to customize models that have been built by someone else. In such case, I would rather use other packages that might be more complex but do the job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Keras:

I would say: let's give it a try. I first knew about Keras when I was a Python beginner and was immediately impressed by its user-friendly aspect. Besides that, the documentation is complete and the community is there to help. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keras solving and how is that benefiting you?

I used Keras to build several deep learning models in different topics: image classification, time series prediction, categorical variable prediction, object detection in images. I used it in both my academic research as well as in professional projects.

I successfully built a CNN combined with a RNN model that was later deployed in a mobile application. Even though the original dataset was big, Keras has an impressive running time. That helped me a lot to speed up the execution time of my codes, which is crucial for the project's success. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Argyrios L.

Sales Administrator

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/22/2021

Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores.

"Great way to take new steps in Deep Learning!"

4/5

What do you like best about Keras?

Easy of use when it comes to model creation and implementation. In general I like of how naturally the Keras methods are executed like original python methods. Overall, the focus on user experience is what makes Keras approachable by interns like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

I did not like how I needed to install so many pre-requisites to work on a relatively simple project that I had in mind, however that's understandable provided how complex library dependencies can get in software engineering. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Keras:

If you're planning to use Keras for educational and small scale projects, it's the way to go! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keras solving and how is that benefiting you?

The project I worked on was face mask recognition. The project revolves around recognizing whether a person wears a face mask or not. It seemed like an interesting project at the beginning, however it took more time to setup and get it running than I anticipated. The benefits I got thus far was a brief introduction to what deep learning can offer if one invests enough time on it. On the future I would like to improve on the project by adding an extra feature so that the model can detect whether a person doesn't have their nose covered or not, however I will need more material/data for this (more pictures of people wearing their mask incorrectly) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Honker B.

data engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/14/2021

"It has allowed me to create the necessary code for my neural network applications very easily"

4/5

What do you like best about Keras?

Keras turns out to be a fairly complete project to achieve neural networks in a fairly simple way, the ease with which it can be executed and its code turns out to be quite impressive, especially because despite being a specialized use program , a person with basic knowledge in the area of programming may be perfectly capable of making a neural network without so many complications, the simplicity of its framework is something that is quite impressive, especially because it allows me to do everything in a much more practical way and efficient and without the existence of so many complications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

If there is an error in the configuration or syntax of the code, it is quite problematic to locate it to be able to change it and fix the operation of the entire system, it is something quite cumbersome to do so they should implement error detection mechanisms as a suggestion . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keras solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has allowed me to create the necessary code for my neural network applications in a quite simple and simple way so that my projects can be executed without so many complications or variations, its simplicity is something quite impressive, not to mention the fact that it has infinities of applications that are not only limited to the development of neural networks, but since it is based on Python as a programming language, it also allows us the possibility of using it in applications other than networks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Vaishak K.

Deep Learning Consultant

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/22/2021

"Easy to learn and customisable"

5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

Keras has a very simple api which is easy to learn for Machine Learning practitioners. Whether using an in-built model or building a custom model, Keras is very intuitive to use. It is a must have package for any Data Scientist/ ML Engineer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

Keras miss some good features of Fastai like learning rate finder and one-cycle learning out of the box. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sadi A.

Software Engineer(IOS)

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/5/2021

"Very good experience working with Keras"

5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

The API in Keras is super user friendly. Everything is integrated right into the platform with a Tensorflow backend. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

Since the platform was new when i used it, there were not many customization options available to the deep learning model that i was building. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Elena R.

Computer Vision Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/28/2021

"Great interface and good performance"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

It is very easy to use, while guaranteeing great performance. Perfect for beginners and to implement different state of the art networks without big effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

The fact that is a high-level interface makes some features to work in a black box manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UH

Verified User in Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/28/2021

"My Experience With Keras"

5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

I used Keras at university in my AI module and I found it very useful as it is a great tool to use alongside NLP. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

At first it was difficult to use as I was a beginner. So I guess that’s one thing, it could’ve had a simpler methodology to it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Sudarshan P.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/16/2021

"Keras makes it easier and quicker to write deep learning models"

5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

I like the way keras helps to write complex models easily with few lines of code, and the implementations of different network architecture make it so convenient to work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

Sometimes it is difficult to customize as required. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UE

Verified User in E-Learning

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/11/2020

"I am using Keras for my deep learning projects."

4.5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

It is user friendly and easy to learn.

It runs on TensorFlow and TensorFlow is the most popular software library for deep learning these days. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

Since it is a high-level library, sometimes slower than Tensorflow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Keras:

If you are new to deep learning and want to learn to code, Keras is a good start, because it is user-friendly and easy to learn API. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Keras solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am learning Deep learning and using Keras for deep learning models. Because of its user-friendliness, we can build a model and train it with a few lines of codes. Also, Keras has GPU support and it is very useful for speeding up the training process of network models. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Verified User in Information Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/30/2021

"Keras facilitates the usage of different machine learning/deep learning backend libraries"

5/5

What do you like best about Keras?

The simple to understand and easy to use syntax Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Keras?

At this moment, i do not have anything in particular Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.